THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 30TH

1908 - Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0.

1933 - Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2.
1934 - NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become the Detroit Lions.
1948 - Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0.

1962 - LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0.

1965 - NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise.

1966 - "Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest Heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90) is born.

1967 - Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Philadelphia.

1970 - Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2.
1972 - Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant.

1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver (F1) is born.

1982 - NJ NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, 

runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders & Americans.

1988 - Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Florida.

1992 - First pay bathrooms in US Open: 25 cents (NYC).
1995 - Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits.